Savath & Savalas

music to check out, a prefuse 73 collaboration

The 1977 Blackout came during a troubled time in New York City. The City was under tremendous financial stress, forcing government officials to cut back city services. These cutbacks fell most heavily on New York’s working poor communities, since many relied on public services to ease financial hardships in a time of deep economic recession. Increased crime, which had risen dramatically in the previous decade, also added to the crisis. The summer of 1977 was known as the “Summer of Sam,” named after David Berkowitz’s nationally publicized murder rampage which sent the City into a state of constant fear verging on panic. When the lights went out on July 13th, unleashing what Time magazine called a “night of terror,” New Yorkers wondered if their worst fears had finally come true. In a mixed metaphor that expressed his mixed feelings, one New Yorker asked, “if New York is the Big Apple, then why am living in the pits?

Wilson.

I thought serial killers took, rather than bought, these things, but perhaps a “monopod” is a steampunk accessory that requires purchase.

*zack gives his computer the middle finger*

jacqui:

you just flipped off your computer

zack:

i was flipping off this website

jacqui:

you just flipped off a WEBSITE!

...

jacqui:

what status code is that?

zack:

i don't know, i think they need to make one for it though

I think this is messed up, personally. Wtf!

my response is, “Yes! Yes you did, Iceland.”